Type recognition
Size, color, labeling & marking, etc.
Pallet sorting system
Automated sorting of pallets by quality and color
Automated sorting of pallets by quality and color
Pallets are the backbone of supply chains in industry and commerce. Manually inspecting and sorting empty pallets is time-consuming, physically demanding, and dependent on individual workers.
Our fully automatic pallet sorting systems bring you noticeable cost advantages. Whether you check and sort 500 or 5,000 pallets per day, we have the right system for you.
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How can empty pallets be inspected more quickly, objectively, and cost-effectively? In our practical guide, you’ll learn how modern pallet-sorting systems automate manual processes and ease the workload for companies in retail, logistics, and manufacturing.
In this guide, you’ll learn, among other things:
Our pallet sorting system is available in various sizes. All versions check empty pallets fully automatically using 2D and 3D sensor technology and industrial image processing. Differences exist in daily throughput, installation space, investment costs, and possible autonomy time.
The compact entry-level solution for automated pallet sorting. Mobile, space-saving, and available for rent. Ideal for companies looking to reduce manual pallet inspection and automate the process with minimal effort.
The flexible solution for growing demands and higher daily volumes. Ideal for businesses that need greater sorting capacity and customization options.
The high-end system for large volumes and maximum throughput. Optionally available with robotic sorting for exceptionally efficient sorting processes.
PalletSort Compact makes it particularly easy to get started with automated pallet inspection and sorting. The mobile system requires only about 3 × 3 m of floor space, processes up to 120 pallets per hour, and can be loaded and unloaded flexibly using a forklift, electric pallet truck, or AGV.
This makes PalletSort Compact ideal for companies that want to reduce manual inspection processes, ease the workload on their employees, and objectively assess their pallet quality without having to invest directly in a large sorting system.
Benefits at a glance:
PalletSort Max takes automatic pallet inspection and sorting to a whole new level of performance. The system processes up to 200 pallets per hour and, thanks to its palletizing robot, enables precise and flexible sorting based on various, freely configurable criteria.
PalletSort Max enables sorting based on various criteria. For example, pallets can be sorted by color (e.g., pooling returns), EPAL class, condition, or other quality characteristics and distributed across the corresponding number of output lanes. The sorting criteria can be flexibly adjusted at any time using the autfactory software.
PalletSort Max is ideal for companies with high pallet volumes (up to 4,000 pallets per day) and complex sorting requirements that want to efficiently automate their processes.
Our industrial software, autfactory, is the heart of the pallet sorting system. It combines intelligent sorting logic with centralized data analysis. This allows inspection and sorting parameters to be flexibly adjusted, while all relevant process and quality data is recorded, visualized, and analyzed in real time.
autfactory allows for quick and easy adjustment of all inspection and sorting parameters:
In addition, autfactory collects and visualizes all relevant process data in real time:
Stay on top of things at all times, whether on the shop floor or in the office. Whether for quality control, process optimization, or meeting reporting requirements for customers, autfactory provides the transparency and flexibility needed for cost-effective and future-proof plant operations.
Size, color, labeling & marking, etc.
Protruding nails, splintered wood, completeness of blocks, missing components, etc.
Signs of wear, dirt, product residues, foreign objects, cracks in deck boards, etc.
External dimensions, fork clearance, block rotation
Euro pallets
CHEP pallets and other pooling pallets
Industrial pallets and FIN pallets
Düsseldorf pallets and half pallets
plastic pallets
Special formats (e.g., drywall pallets)
Objective quality assessment is crucial for the return value in pooling systems.
Physically demanding and monotonous tasks are eliminated. This reduces the strain on employees and lowers the risk of accidents. Your staff will be available for other tasks.
Your intralogistics (conveyor technology & high-bay warehouses) require dimensionally stable, reliable load carriers.
Substandard, dirty pallets pose risks to your products.
Creating transparency and thereby gaining valuable insights.
Save space with compact automation.
Our pallet sorting system uses state-of-the-art 2D and 3D sensor technology and industrial image processing to evaluate each pallet quickly, accurately, and without contact. This is where our pallet control system (PACO) comes into play. It is an integral part of the pallet sorting system and ensures reliable and precise quality control.
The advantages of automated pallet inspection at a glance:
Sample layout of an AUTFORCE PalletSort Max.
Employees transfer complete stacks to the system. The stacks are fed by pallet truck or forklift. The length of the feeding route determines the system autonomy time.
The system separates the pallets fully automatically.
The pallet control system analyzes each individual pallet using cameras and sensors. Each pallet is clearly assigned based on predefined criteria such as EPAL conformity, degree of utilization, or color coding.
Die Anlage stapelt alle Paletten automatisch nach ihrer Kategorie. So sind Sie bereit für Ihre Intralogistik, Rückführung oder Aussonderung.
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Not every company wants to or can invest in the traditional way right away, and not every volume remains constant throughout the year. Our flexible procurement and usage models adapt to your needs.
Maximum control and low unit costs in the long term.
This purchase is ideal if pallet inspection is a permanent core process and high volumes are involved.
Get started quickly, conserve liquidity, and remain flexible.
Renting is suitable in the event of seasonal fluctuations or if you want to reduce investment risks.
Pay per pallet. Only pay for what you check.
Particularly attractive for uncertain or fluctuating volumes. You avoid high initial investments and only pay per inspected pallet.
Experience shows that automation potential already exists if even one of the statements applies.
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At AUTFORCE, we specialize in test systems & industrial software. Get in touch with us. Together we will find the best solution for your task!
Christian Hanbauer
Expert Test Systems
+43 (664) 88 71 02 50
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